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“Clear up the concerns on EXTRA payments”

11/18/15

HAVE ADDED EXTRA STAR TO ORIGINAL REVIEW AS GOT A GOOD ANSWER FROM CAMP LEADERS TO MY REVIEW QUESTION. (now 4 stars - Cool)

Hey Camp Leaders, it would really help you and anyone reading your reviews if you cleared up the worry on if you take a further payment (after the £549 flight included and visa costs etc). Is another payment charged after this from what you earn at the camp in America? If so what is it?, how much? And where does this it say this on your site as it really needs to be clear.
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Camp L. – CampLeaders Rep Over a year old

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the question.

To make the program accessible to all we have set up the fee structure in such a way that the participant only has to pay a portion of the fees in advance of their departure to America. The rest of the fees are then covered by the camp at which the participant will work for the summer. The camp pays an agency fee to Camp Leaders when the participant completes the full contract. So in essence, the participant is 'working off' the fees which have been paid on their behalf by the camp.

When you get placed you get a contract from camp outlining what your pocket money is. You get 100% of that pocket money.

The placement fee that camp pays depends upon where in the US they are based, the age and experience of the participant, what they will be doing at camp etc. It is not fixed. This cost is outlined to the camps, as they pay it. It is usually referenced in the contract you sign with camp too.

This is all outlined in the program agreement you sign before joining the program and the fee disclosure section of your profile.

This practice is standard with all of the agencies who work with camps, allowing more people to head to camp by lowering the upfront fees.

If you would like a call to chat through any part of this, please do let me know.

Thanks, Mark